Cisco IOS software is installed in the manageable Cisco switches for better LAN management. It delivers network services and enabled networked applications. The Cisco IOS has a command line interface that helps users to execute the Cisco IOS commands.

Cisco Switch Commands

The Cisco switch IOS has different EXEC modes with distinctive prompts. These modes execute different Cisco switch commands. Each mode has a set of specific commands.

The fundamentals of the Cisco IOS User Interface are as follows :

Uses a command line interface

Operations vary on different series of switches

Type or paste entries in the console command modes

Enter key instructs device to parse and execute the commands

Two primary EXEC modes are user mode and privileged mode

Command modes have distinctive prompts

Cisco IOS Software Exec

There are two main EXEC modes for entering the Cisco switch commands:

User Mode

Limited switch examination

Command prompt on the switch is switch

Privileged Mode

Detailed switch examination

Enables configuration and debugging

Prerequisites for other configuration modes

Command prompt on the router is switches#

Cisco Telnet Commands

There are two primary ways to access a Cisco manageable switch to use command line interface.